Category: Austria Travel

Austria is one of the most beautiful European countries to visit. On a budgetary expedition in Europe, majority of tourists never missed to visit Austria, especially some of the very important cities in Austria renowned for their rich tradition and culture. Hallstatt is one of such cities which have something great to attract all types of tourists. Educational tourists will find Hallstatt as one of the must-visit places in the world because of the research opportunities they have in the salt mines of Hallstatt.

The hallmark of Hallstatt is the salt mines and it was found out long 7000 years back. The immense salt wealth of Hallstatt made it a good trade centre and people started relocating to Hallstatt. Archeological studies have got great scope on lake shores of Hallstatt as the salt varieties present there are definitely a subject of experimental research. A budget trip to Austria should not miss Hallstatt, as it won’t cost you anything to have some great knowledge about one of the unique places in the world, rich in natural wealth.

UNESCO has given high ratings for Hallstatt by including this city into the list of UNESCO world heritage site. The museums in Hallstatt is truly an amazing experience and the archeological museum situated in the city center of Hallstatt has some unique collections that has attracted tourists from every nook and corner of the world.

This is a region immensely blessed with natural scenic attraction and beauty. Once landed, everyone would feel it as the heaven on earth, which is the most important peculiarity of Austria. The mountains and valleys form a great composition to convey the nature’s miraculous sights in the world. Hikers and trekkers choose Austria as their best pick when it matters to hiking and trekking. Trekking over the mountains is a thrilling experience and the climate and atmosphere is absolutely conducive for challenging tasks like trekking.

Salts purchased from Hallstatt would be the best ever salts you would have ever added to your recipes. Hallstatt would be a unique location in the world where one can have an exclusive shopping for varieties of salts. Salts come in different forms such as huge pieces of crystal salts, bath salts, and gourmet salts etc. All varieties are available and it is available at a comparatively cheaper rate. Hallstatt is exactly located in the southeastern region of Salzburg city. One of the difficulties to reach Hallstatt is that, no direct trains are available from the Salzburg city to Hallstatt. From Salzburg you will have to catch a bus through any of the travel agencies.

Apart from that, you can get connection trains to reach the city of Hallstatt and that will be one of the thrilling experiences. The railway station at Hallstatt is located across the lake, and the first sight of Hallstatt city would be absolutely incredible with the site of lake as well. As a matter of all these facts, Hallstatt, a city in Austria is a city that you do not want to miss out on a budget trip to Europe.

Sheila Hart is founder of this blog and writer at travel magazine. She likes an active traveling, such as hiking and camping. Sheila will tell you about her adventures here. Don’t miss anything!